Amir Zabet

Amir is a postdoctoral fellow in Prof. Polanyi's group at the Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada. He is currently studying chemical reactions of single molecules at surfaces using scanning tunneling microscopy. His previous research involved the study of electronic properties of self-assembled nanostructured materials.

Education

2009–present Postdoc, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada
Supervisor: John C. Polanyi
2004–2008 PhD, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada
Supervisor: Al-Amin Dhirani
2003–2004 MSc, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada
Supervisor: Al-Amin Dhirani
2000–2003 BSc (top ranked student, GPA 19.36/20)
Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Iran
1996–2000 High School Diploma (top ranked student, GPA 19.75/20)
National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents, Rasht, Iran

Honors and Awards

2008 Ontario Postdoctoral Fellowship
2008 NSERC Industrial R&D Fellowship
2007 Ontario Graduate Scholarship
2007 Lachlan Gilchrist Fellowship
2006 Donald J. LeRoy Graduate Prize in Physical Chemistry
2006 Michael J. Dignam Graduate Travel Award
2005 University of Toronto Conference Travel Grant
2004–2006 University of Toronto Teaching Reduction Fellowship
2004 Distinguished Chemistry Student of the Year, National Youth Organization, Iran
2003 First Place of National Chemistry Graduate Exam, Iran
2003 Gold Medal of National Chemistry Olympiad, Iran
2000 Silver Medal of International Chemistry Olympiad, Copenhagen, Denmark
1999 Gold Medal of National Chemistry Olympiad, Iran
1994 Second Place of National Scientific Contest, Iran

Contact Info

Amir Zabet
Department of Chemistry
University of Toronto
80 St. George Street
Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6
Canada
Email: azabetkh [at] chem [dot] utoronto [dot] ca

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News

September 3, 2010
Our book-chapter is published in Handbook of Nanophysics.
August 23, 2010
Our paper is published in PNAS.
November 15, 2009
Our group's paper is published in Nature Chemistry.
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